Glosssary of Grant Terminology

Finding a grant for your business or project is difficult enough but grantors also have their own "language" of grant terms that you may not be familiar with, that can make the whole process even more confusing.

If you don't have a clear understanding of Grant Terminology - it will often be virtually impossible to comeplete the Grant Application Package correctly!

Discretionary grant is an award of financial assistance in the form of money by the Federal government to an eligible grantee, usually made on the basis of a competitive review process.

DUNS Number is a nine-digit number assigned to an organization by Dun & Bradstreet. The number does not convey any information about the recipient. A built-in check digit helps assure the accuracy of the DUNS Number. The ninth digit of each number is the check digit, which is mathematically related to the other digits.

E-Application - Electronic grant application system. Most federal, as well as many state and Private Sector grants can now be applied for online

EDGAR
Education Department General Administration Regulations
provides criteria and instruction on grant applications

ESEA
Elementary & Secondary Education Act legislation that authorizes most education grants

ERIC
Database of US Publications in ERIC
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Educational Resources Information Center federally funded research site that provides information on current educational issues—used by many grant seekers

Federal Register is a daily compilation of Federal regulations and other Federal agency documents of public interest, which is prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration for public distribution by the Government Printing Office.